Garment-supporter.



l No. 761,956.

R. GORTON. GARMENT SUPPORTER.

, APPLIATIGN FILED FEB. 6, 1904.

No MODEL.

@nnnnnl n' UNITED STATESl Patented June 7, 1904.

ROBERT GORTON, OF NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

GARME'NT-S'UPPORTER.

SPECIFICATION forming 'part of Letters Patent No. 761,956, dated June 7,1904.

Application filed :February 6, 1904. Serial No. 192,306. (No model.)

is held' between a button and a loop which' passes over the button andthe intervening portion of the fabric. Garment-supporters of this classare shown in my Patent N o. 552,470, of December 31, 1895. That patentshows the stud or button as being composed of rubber or other materialhaving similar properties' whereby the fabric is held against slippingand the tearing or wearing' of the fabric is prevented. A somewhatsimilar garmentsupporter is shown in Patent No. 538,384, granted toGeorge H. Phelps April 30, 1895. In that patent the rubber button isattached to a tab of rubber or similar resilient material, having theeffect of normally maintaining the button in the outer or lower end ofthe loop.

My present invention relates more particularly to the form ofgarment-supporter shown in the Phelps patent referred to. y Where the"stud or button is made entirely of rubber, it

is quite soft and yielding and under very severe or unusual strain it isapt to collapse or be bent backward until it allows the loop to fly olfover the head of the button. In order to overcome this, it was proposedto impart additional stiffness and strength to the button by means of ametallic post or rivet arranged centrally in the shank of the button.Sucha construction is shown in the Phelps patent, No. 538,383, of April30, 1895.

The primary object of my invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive,and practical way of strengthening the stud or button. It is desirablethat the different parts of the supporter should be made by as fewoperations as possible and with the useof as few separate parts. I havetherefore devised a way of strengthening the button by means of abracing-ridge, which is formed integrally with the button and the tabwhile they are being molded.

My improvements are clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure l is a perspective view of a hosesupporter or garter withmy improvements applied. The remaining figures are on a larger scale.Fig. 2 shows a front elevation of the clasp portion of the supporter.Fig. 3 shows a side elevation thereof. Fig. 4 is a perspective Viewshowing how the clasp is applied to the fabric.

The band A', slide B, hook O, and cord VD are of well-knownconstruction, being similar in all respects to thoseV shown in LettersPatent No. 585,781, granted to George H. Phelps July 6, 1897. Themetallic loop E and the rubber tab F are also similar to those shown inthe Phelps patent last mentioned, the loop and tab being jointed to eachother at e and connected to the cord D at @Z in the same manner as thatshown in said patent. It has been customary to mold the button G and thetab F at one operation or to vulcanize the stud to the tab so that theypractically form one piece of material. The button consists of a roundedshank g, which engages with the loop E to clasp the fabric, and anannular flanged head g', said button shank and head being substantiallylike the corresponding parts of the button shown in said Phelps patents,No. 538,384 and No. 585,781, and operating in the same manner.

In the use of the clasps shown in the Phelps patents it hasbeen foundthat when they are subjected to great strains the stud or button'willcollapse or bend to so great au extent as to allow the loop to fly offover the head of the button. I have found that this difculty may beovercome by bracing the stud by means of a ridge H. This ridge, asshown, while quite narrow is sufiiciently strong to brace the stud andhold it in proper position to properly engage the loop and hold thefabrictherein even under severe strain. It does not come into operativeengagement withthe fabric or the loop and plays no part in the actualclasping of the fabric, which, as in the said Phelps patentshereinbefore referred to, is clasped between the shank of the button andthe loop, its function being to stiften and brace the button, so thatwhen sub- IOO jected to a heavy strain Said button will not collapse orbuckle. It may be formed integrally with the tab and stud during,l theprocese of moldingl the stud and tab, and hence mayv be made withoutadditional trouble and with very slight increased expense, as the amountof additional material employed is Small. 1n order to economize materialand present a pleasing` appearance, while at the same time aifording therequisitel bracing,` action, the ridge is made widest and thickest atits inner end next the shank of the stud. From the shank of the buttonthe ridge is inclined on opposite Sides to a point 71, and it alsoinelines on its upper side from the flange g' of the Stud to the pointL.

l claim as my invention l. A garment-Supporter comprising' a loop, aresilient tab, a yielding1 or llexible button thereon cooperating withthe loop to clasp the iahrie, and a narrow ridge extending from theupper or inner portieri el the hnlion along the front lace ol the tah lowhich it is connected and which serrea` to brace or stillen the hutten.

2. A `garment-snpportor comprising a me- ILallic loop, a tab elresilient material hinged to the loop and formed integrall)v with a re-Silient button and which is also l'ermed inlegrally with a ridge,narrower than the Ialot in the loop, which extends lrom the shank ol'the button along the trent lace el the, t'ah and which Serres to hraccor impart Stillness le the hutten.

ln testimon)Y whereol l have hereunto suhscribed my name.

